Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 73

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

शङ्करो ऽपि महातेजा विसृज्य किरिकन्यकाम् पृथूदकं जगामाथ स्नानं चक्रे विधानतः

Transliteration

śaṅkaro 'pi mahātejā visṛjya kirikanyakām pṛthūdakaṃ jagāmātha snānaṃ cakre vidhānataḥ

Translation

حتى شَنْكَرَا، ذو البهاء العظيم، بعدما ترك كِرِيكَنياكا، مضى إلى بْرِثُودَكَة وأدّى الاغتسال وفق الشعيرة المقرّرة على وجهها الصحيح.

Word by Word

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा+तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) शङ्करस्य

• विसृज्य: having released/left
• विसृज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having released/abandoned)

• किरिकन्यकाम्: Kirikanyakā (a maiden named Kirikā)
• किरिकन्यकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरिकन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पृथूदकम्: Pṛthūdaka (a sacred water-place)
• पृथूदकम्: Karma (कर्म; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथूदक (प्रातिपदिक: पृथु+उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (object of motion)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; वाक्य-क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• स्नानम्: bath/bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विधानतः: according to proper procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्यय; विधान+तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): विधिपूर्वक/नियमेन (according to rule)

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the verse; typically within Pulastya–Nārada dialogue in the Vāmana Purāṇa (confirm from surrounding prose).

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tirtha Mahatmya
• Ritual Purification (Snana)
• Dharma/vidhi (injunction-based practice)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the highest deity-figure models dharma through rule-governed purification; sacred practice is presented as universally authoritative, not merely human obligation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma-anuśāsana material; loosely aligns with vaṃśānucarita/ācāra-context narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga.

What is the symbolic significance?

Śiva’s movement to a named tīrtha and performance of snāna signifies the sanctifying power of place and rite; divinity participates in the same cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) that sanctifies beings.